Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (27-42, 10th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, June 29, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (34-33, 4th in KBO).

The Lions have accounted for 96 doubles as a squad and have hit 45 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .355 and have been rung up 472 times, while taking a walk on 226 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are recording 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have accounted for 270 RBI's in addition to 594 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .252. They have racked up 283 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .323.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Lee has hit 14 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 47 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 503 times and has come through with a hit 108 times. Lee has recorded a batting average of .233 for his time in baseball, in addition to 52 scored runs and an OPS of .631. His slugging percentage is .356 in addition to having tallied 165 bases. He has struck out 94 times and earned a walk on 25 occasions, which contributes in part to a .275 OBP.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 1,844 putouts so far this season, in addition to 670 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 2nd in Korean baseball and they have twisted 47 double plays. The Lions have stolen 29 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.0%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Lions pitchers have conceded 57 home runs and 355 runs in total (1st in baseball). Samsung has relinquished 676 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 326 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.78 this year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 465 hitters.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .345 and they are scoring 4.39 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have 95 doubles, while getting a free base 240 times and putting up 294 runs. Lotte has a total of 28 home runs so far this year as well as 269 RBIs. They have been rung up on 462 instances (8th in the league) and have 576 hits. The Lotte Giants have recorded a team OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .255 so far this season.

Seung Min Go is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Go has earned a walk 65 times while striking out on 129 occasions. He has recorded 78 runs and also has 58 RBIs. His OBP sits at .350 and he holds a career OPS of .752. He has hit a home run 8 times, with 225 total bases and also a .402 slugging percentage. For the 560 at-bats in his pro career, Go has hit .277 in addition to 155 hits.

Of their 67 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 46 times and been caught 21 times (31.3% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have twisted 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in the league). The Giants have accrued 628 assists, 37 errors and have 1,792 putouts for the season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.497 and have a FIP of 4.64 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.90 (503 strikeouts against 265 walks). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 629. They have conceded 38 homers and they give up 4.64 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 308 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.33 (287 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte and under the total runs

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